Alex Kenworthy

Partner

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What can I do for you

Alex has 20 years' experience advising private and public companies, large international groups, owner-managed mid-market businesses and HNW individuals. He advises on mergers and acquisitions, investments into the UK, reorganisations and governance. Alex has a particular focus on the food and beverage, media, healthcare, technology and real estate development sectors. 

What do others say

Alex has been recognised by leading legal directory The Legal 500, which describes him as "extremely talented and reliable". 

A client adds: "Knowing Alex’s attention to detail, patience, planning, and expertise give us great comfort and assurance when approaching new projects and seeking clear and pragmatic advice." 

Supporting your ambitions

Alex displays energy, strong project management skills, teamwork and, above all, a commercial and pragmatic approach. His approach has helped clients such as Archant, Midwich plc, CT Capital, Groupe Pilote, Groupe IDEC, Egis and many others successfully navigate through the complexities of large-scale re-organisations, AIM listings, and significant strategic acquisitions and disposals. 

Similarly, Alex regularly acts for family shareholders in selling businesses which may well have been in the family for generations and never loses sight of the emotional as well as business and legal issues which are often at stake.  

What else should you know?

Alex is Deputy Head of our European Desk and works closely with clients and our ‘best friend’ firms across Europe. Alex is fluent in French allowing him to advise French businesses investing in the UK and helping UK clients invest in France. He works regularly with FIDAL, the largest law firm in France. 

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”